Philadelphia players celebrate with Joel Embiid after he scored 70 points/from Philadelphia's twitter '76
As the league continues to prepare for All-Star weekend, the stars continue to put in the work, with another night hinting at the different directions the teams are headed.
Tonight's games:
Brooklyn (32:21) - Boston (12:42) 118:110
Orlando (25:29) - Oklahoma City (17:37) 127:113
Milwaukee (20:35) - Miami (25:29) 123 :97
Portland (38:15) - Minnesota (16:38) 121:109
Phoenix (22:32) - Sacramento (23:30) 125:130
L.A.
Lakers (26:29) - Detroit (44:8) 111:125
Giannis didn't go to the line all evening, Adebayo celebrated with a triple double/GettyImages Stacy Revere
Milwaukee (20:35) - Miami (25:29) 123:97
Milwaukee continues to disappoint and be unstable, even under Doc Rivers, and tonight suffered a home defeat against Miami, which played for the second night in a row, and without Jimmy Butler.
Nikola Jovic scored a career-high 24 points, Bam Adebayo finished with his second triple-double of the season when he scored 16 and added 12 rebounds and 11 assists, Duncan Robinson scored 23 on 6-of-8 from three, and the Heat won their fifth game in seven straight games of seven losses - with a win in a game in which they did not fall behind even though they are missing Butler (personal reasons, near death), Josh Richardson and the injured Terry Rozier.
On the other hand, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23, caught 11 and distributed 8, but did not go to the penalty line even once.
Milwaukee began its journey with Doc Rivers with five losses in six games, since then improvement has come with two straight wins in which the team conceded less than 100 points, but tonight the Bucks returned to their form and allowed Miami to score 123 points on 52 percent from the field.
Tyler Hero and Kevin Love scored 19 each for Miami, Damian Lillard had 16 on 5-of-14 shooting for Milwaukee, which suffered its eighth loss in its last 11 games overall.
Phoenix (22:32) - Sacramento (23:30) 125:130
Kevin Durant scored 28 points, Devin Booker added 25, and Phoenix won after erasing an 11-point deficit from the third quarter.
Eric Gordon, who finished with 23 points off the bench, hit two consecutive 3-pointers during the Suns' turnaround, becoming one of the top 15 three-pointers in league history.
However, Bradley Beal again showed worrying signs when he injured his hamstring in the first quarter, and has not returned since.
Bill, as you know, suffered from injuries all season, and only played in 30 out of 54 games.
Sacramento, on the other hand, enjoyed 68 percent from the field in the first half and an excellent performance by Domantes Sabonis who recorded another huge triple double (!) and third in a row (!) which included 35 points, 18 rebounds and 12 assists, but it was not enough against the Phoenix stars, with 40 De'Aaron Fox's points don't help the Kings escape their second straight loss and fourth in the last five games.
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Brooklyn (32:21) - Boston (12:42) 118:110
In the atmosphere of records that took over the league, especially with the extraordinary individual performances recorded this season, one could assume that Jayson Tatum would also attack the attempt to break his personal career record (60 ), after scoring 31 points in the first half!
But Tatum is probably going for something bigger this year, and in the second half he took only 9 shots to reach 41 points in total and, more importantly, to secure the Celtics' fifth straight victory.
"There is a good team here, which in every possession has a 3-2 matchup advantage, and the story is not just me," said Tatum at the end, who finished with 14 of 26 from the field and 15 rebounds and 5 assists, "we need Everyone".
Indeed, the Celtics continue to win, tonight without Kristaps Porzingis who is suffering from back pain, and Al Horford who started with five in his place finished with 14 on 6 of 6 from the field.
On the other hand, Mikel Bridges scored 27 for Brooklyn, Cam Thomas added 26, but the Nets suffered their fourth loss in five games.
Orlando Magic at a ceremony honoring Shaquille O'Neal/GettyImages, Julio Aguilar
Orlando (25:29) - Oklahoma City (17:37) 127:113
The festive evening in Orlando began with a ceremony in honor of Shaquille O'Neal, the club's former center, when the Magic hung his jersey on the roof of the hall and retired his jersey with the number 32 - but in the end Most notable was Shea Gilges Alexander who scored 32 points, including 13 during a dominant 5 minutes in the third quarter where the Thunder ran away and took control of the game.
Jaylen Williams scored 33 points on 12-of-18 from the field for the winners, in their final game before the All-Star Game.
On the other hand, Orlando led by 11 in the first quarter but quickly lost the lead, Paolo Bancro led the Magic's scoring list with 23 and 10.
Portland (38:15) - Minnesota (16:38) 121:109
Anthony Edwards continues his great form: the Minnesota star scored 41 points on 16 of 27 from the field (4 of 8 from three) and led the Wolves to a third consecutive victory, night after Minnesota beat the Clippers in Los Angeles and established themselves at the top of the West.
Nikhil Alexander Walker came off the bench and shot 5 of 6 from three on the way to 18 points, Rudy Gober scored 16 and caught 15, and Minnesota wins thanks to a strong fourth quarter, when in a tie 86:86 it recorded a run 8:27.
DeAndre Ayton stood out in Portland with 22 points on 11 of 12 from the field and 16 rebounds, the Blazers with a fifth straight loss.
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